Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 329 › Conversation 329-045
Nixon & Kissinger on Anatoliy Dobrynin and USSR
Saturday, April 15, 1972 · 2:12 PM–5:35 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 27 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss the tactical delay of a meeting or communication involving Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin. Expressing concern over potential manipulation by the Soviets, the President emphasizes the need for an FBI background check to ensure security. The two agree to postpone their next move until they have verified the reliability of the situation.
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NARA Description
On April 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 329-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 329-45
Date: April 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
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[Previous National Security (B) withdrawal reviewed under MDR guidelines case number
LPRN-T-MDR-2014-018. Segment declassified on 10/24/2019. Archivist: MM]
[National Security]
[329-045-w001]
[Duration: 26s]
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics [USSR]
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Location
**************************************************************************Also recorded on April 15, 1972
- 022-129 2:04 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 2:04 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 329-044 2:04 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:04 pm to 2:12 pm.
- 329-046 2:12 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 329-047 2:12 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 329-048 2:12 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 329-049 2:12 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 329-050 2:12 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 329-051 2:12 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:12 pm and 5:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 329-045, April 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/329-045 (accessed October 1, 2026).